17 September 1949
Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
	South Africa 11 New Zealand 8
Captain: Basil Kenyon		Referee: Ralph Burmeister (South Africa)
Coach: Danie Craven		Attendance: 28500

Team:
Combined caps: 30 tests (starting 15)

Position	Player	Province	Age	Prev Tests	Scoring
Loose-head Prop	Chris Koch	Boland	21	2
Hooker	Jorrie Jordaan	N-Tvl	29	3
Tight-head Prop	Okey Geffin	Tvl	28	3	1 conversion, 1 penalty
Lock	Bubbles Koch	WP	28	3
Lock	Willem Barnard	N-Tvl	26	0
Flank	Piet Malan	Tvl	30	0
Flank (C)	Basil Kenyon	Border	31	0
Eighthman	Hennie Muller	Tvl	27	3
Scrumhalf	Fonnie du Toit	N-Tvl	29	2	1 try
Flyhalf	Hansie Brewis	N-Tvl	29	3	1 dropgoal
Left Wing	Carrots Geraghty	Border	22	0
Inside Centre	Tjol Lategan	WP	23	3
Outside Centre	Ryk van Schoor	Rhodesia	27	2
Right Wing	Cecil Moss	Natal	24	3
Full Back	Jack van der Schyff	Griquas	21	3

New Zealand: 2 tries, 1 conversion

Match pictures:

Team for the test in Port Elizabeth Back: Ryk van Schoor, Jorrie Jordaan, Chris Koch, Jack van der Schyff, Dr Danie Craven (coach/selector) Willem Barnard, Bubbles Koch, Okey Geffin, Carrots Geraghty Middle: Hennie Muller, FW Mellish (selector), Basil Kenyon (captain), WF Schreiner (selector), Cecil Moss (vice-captain), JJ Kipling (selector), Piet Malan Front: Hansie Brewis, Fonnie du Toit, Tjol Lategan, ?